Consumer prices in Japan rose by 1 percent year-on-year in December of 2017, after a 0.6 percent gain in the prior month while markets estimated 1.1 percent. It was the highest inflation rate since March 2015, mainly driven by a jump in cost of food. Japan Inflation Rate In December, prices of food increased by […]

Consumer prices in Iran increased 10 percent year-on-year in December of 2017, accelerating from a 9.6 percent rise in the previous month. It was the highest inflation rate since June, as prices went up at faster pace for Housing and utilities (9.2 percent compared to 8.4 percent in November); Iran Inflation Rate ﻿ The USDIRR […]

UK Business Optimism Hits 1-Year High: CBI Business Confidence The CBI Business Optimism index in the UK jumped to 13 in the first quarter of 2018 from -11 in the previous three-month period. It was the highest reading in one year, as growth in manufacturing output and domestic and export orders all picked up and employment […]

Euro Area Zew Economic Sentiment at 6 months high The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for the Euro Area rose to 31.8 in January of 2018 from 29 in December, reaching the highest in six months. 58.8 percent of the analysts surveyed expect no changes in economic activity in the coming six months and 36.5 […]